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The West Kentucky Workforce Investment Board staff is ready and willing to serve the customers located in the Pennyrile counties of Kentucky.

Sheila Clark - Director, West Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
sheila.clark@ky.gov

Sheila coordinates all workforce activities for the WKWIB within the Purchase/Pennyrile Workforce Investment Area covering the 17 western-most counties of Kentucky.  The WKWIB works in conjunction with the Purchase Area Development District, Mayfield, and the Pennyrile Area Development District, Hopkinsville.  She is located at the Pennyrile ADD office in Hopkinsville.


  

Sheila Clark

Barbara Abendroth - Workforce Assistant
barbara.abendroth@ky.gov

Barbara is responsible for program oversight including onsite program monitoring, program technical assistance, program planning, and program development. She assists on-site at the Career Centers with customer tracking issues. She provides individual and group staff training. She assists with data/performance reviews of program outcomes. She often represents the workforce area in local and regional program planning meetings.


Barbara Abendroth

Julie Allen - Workforce Program Specialist
juliet.allen@ky.gov

Julie assists with the coordination of the WIA Youth and Dislocated Worker programs. She provides coordination in On-the-Job training and other business services. She also provides technical assistance to program contractors and is involved in related procurement activities.  Julie is housed at the Pennyrile ADD office in Hopkinsville.


Julie Allen

Melissa Scott - Workforce Liaison
melissal.scott@ky.gov

Melissa works directly with training providers in establishing Individual Training Accounts (ITA's) for program customers. She assists with the data entry and tracking of workforce and training-related information. She provides support to WIA staff in technology-related areas and serves as a contact for businesses.  Melissa is at the Pennyrile ADD office in Hopkinsville.


Melissa Scott

Kathy Carr - Workforce Services Specialist
kathy.carr@ky.gov

Kathy provides employment-related services to customers in the Hopkinsville area, determines program eligibility, conducts assessments, and offers career counseling to individuals.  She is located at Breathitt Career Center, Hopkinsville.


Kathy Carr

Cindy Cummings - Financial Coordinator  
cindy.cummings@ky.gov

Cindy assists with fiscal management of the West KY Workforce Investment Board.  She prepares administrative and program budgets and contracts for various workforce programs.  She assists all program vendors and is located at the Pennyrile ADD office in Hopkinsville.


 Cindy Cummings

Eugenia Davis - Workforce Services Specialist
eugenia.davis@ky.gov

Eugenia provides employment-related services to customers in the Hopkinsville area, determines program eligibility, conducts assessments, and offers career counseling to individuals.  She also serves as a contact with our Fort Campbell customers.  She is located at Breathitt Career Center, Hopkinsville, and Fort Campbell Career Center, Fort Campbell.


 Eugenia Davis

Tammy Hyde - Data/Program Specialist
tammy.hyde@ky.gov

Tammy is responsible for data management/reporting associated with Kentucky Employment Operating System (EKOS).  She works directly with training providers in establishing Individual Training Accounts (ITA's) for program customers.  She also assists with customer orientation and other training issues.  Tammy is located in Hopkinsville at the Pennyrile ADD office.


 Tammy Hyde

Ann Oldham - Coal Programs Liaison
ann.oldham@ky.gov

Ann provides employment-related services to coal industry businesses in the coal counties of the Pennyrile.  She matches business services of all workforce partner agencies to the needs of employers.  She works to coordinate the US Dept. of Labor High Growth Kentucky Coal Grant services with employer needs.  Ann is located at JobNet in Madisonville.


 Ann Oldham

Kimberly Proffitt - Participant Services Specialist
kimberly.proffitt@ky.gov

Kim works with industry in the northern part of the PADD area,  providing employment and program related services. She is located at JobNet in Madisonville.

 

Kim Proffitt

Tom Sholar - Business Liaison
tom.sholar@ky.gov

Tom provides employment-related services to businesses in the Pennyrile counties.  He serves as the primary contact for the Chambers of Commerce activities and local business groups.  He also matches business services of all workforce partner agencies to the needs of employers.  Tom is located at the Pennyrile ADD office in Hopkinsville.


Tom Sholar

James "Tips" Thomas -
Participant Services Specialist

jamesc.thomas@ky.gov

J.C. provides employment-related services to customers in the Muhlenberg county area.  He determines program eligibility, conducts assessments, and offers career counseling to individuals.  He is located at the Career Advancement Center in Central City.


JC Thomas

Karen Wallace - Program Specialist
karen.wallace@ky.gov

Karen coordinates a program for non-custodial parents called "Right Choice." She also serves in a case management capacity that includes eligibility determination, assessment activities, and counseling for individuals entering workforce-funded programs. She is located at Breathitt Career Center in Hopkinsville.


Karen Wallace
Cindy Massie - Executive Assistant
cindy.massie@ky.gov

Cindy prepares correspondence and documents for the WKWIB Director.  She records minutes of all WKWIB Board and committee meetings and assists in updating board memberships and submitting documents to the State.  She assists the MIS/Financial Coordinator with disbursement of invoices and works with the Director and Financial Coordinator in preparation of WKWIB Administration contracts.


 Cindy Massie
Bettye Shelton - Executive Assistant
bettye.shelton@ky.gov

Bettye assists with the coordination of special projects, workforce and stimulus programs in the Pennyrile counties funded through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.
 
Donna Childers - Receptionist
donnaf.childers@ky.gov

Donna is the Receptionist at the Breathitt Career Center in Hopkinsville
Donna Childers
 


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